Due to Chan Chich's unique location on Gallon Jug Estate, we are blessed with an abundance of wildlife. Over 350 species of birds have been recorded at Chan Chich, making it one of the world's premier birding destinations - large birds, such as the Ocellated Turkey, Crested Guan and Great Curassow, hunted out in so many other places, are readily seen here as well as a myriad of other species. All five cat species - jaguar, puma, ocelot, margay and jaguarundi - are well represented with jaguars seen at the rate of about one per week, a record that is unmatched elsewhere. Tapir, both white-lipped and collared peccary, brocket and white-tailed deer can be found in great quantities as well as smaller species like tayra, fox, agoutis and kinkajou.


This page is a record of our most recent significant sightings, in and around the Chan Chich/Gallon Jug area:

 
 Date Sighting  Location 
21-04-08
Ocelot
Service Area
22-04-08
Puma
Gallon Jug
22-04-08 Gray Fox
CCL Main RD
22-04-08 Morlets Crocodile
Laguna Verde
23-04-08 
Two Gray Fox
CCL Main RD
23-04-08
Margay
Night Walk
23-04-08 
King Vulture 
Escarpment
29-04-08
Jaguar 
Gallon Jug
01-05-08 
Keel-billed Toucan 
CCl Main RD 
01-05-08 White Collared Peccary Upper Plaza 
04-05-08 Jaguar

Laguna Seca

04-05-08 
Keel Billed Toucan 
King's Tomb
05-05-08 Great Currasow CCL Main RD 
06-05-08 
Coatimundi 
Logger's Trail 
07-05-08 
Agouti
Service Area
05-03-08 
White-Necked Puffbird
Main Plaza 
05-03-08 
Black-Headed Trogan CCL Trails 
05-03-08 
Violaceous Trogan 
CCL Trails 

 
06-03-08

Three Pumas Gallon Jug
14-03-08  Jaguar 
CCL Main RD 
14-03-08 Jaguarundi  Bajo Trail 
15-03-08 
Morlet's Croc 
Logger's Trail 
15-03-08 White Collared Peccary 
Gallon Jug 
16-03-08
Jaguar 
Gallon Jug 
16-03-08 
White Nosed Coati 
Bajo Trail 
16-03-08 
Kinkajou 
Bajo Trail 
17-03-08 
Jaguar 
Northern Gate 
17-03-08 
Three Pumas 
Gallon Jug 
18-03-08 
Pheasant Cuckoo  
Bajo Trail 
18-03-08 
Rufous Tailed Jacamar CCL Main RD 
29-03-08 Jaguar Gallon Jug
30-03-08
Emerald Toucanet 
CCL
30-03-08 Blue-Crowned Motmot Upper Plaza
30-03-08 Keel-Billed Toucan

CCL 

31-03-08  Agami Heron  Laguna Seca
02-04-08  Northern Tamandua 
 CCL Trails 
02-04-08   King Vultures 
Escarpment
02-04-08 
 Mottled Owls Gallon Jug
02-04-08 
Barn Owl
Gallon Jug
04-04-08 
Coatimundi 
Upper Plaza
06-04-08 
Norther Tamandua
Suspension Bridge 
08-04-08 
Collared Aracari 
 CCL
10-04-08 
King Vultures 
Escarpment 
15-04-08 
Collared Trogan
CCL Trails
16-04-08 
Northern Tamandua Upper Plaza 
16-04-08 
Jaguar 
Northern Gate
16-04-08 
Agouti 

CCL Trails

16-04-08 
Coatimundi

CCL Trails 

 17-04-08 Toady Motmot 

 CCL Trails

 17-04-08 Blue Crowned Motmot 

 Upper Plaza

 17-04-08  Keel-Billed Toucan

 Suspension Bridge


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